Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
California River Basin
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1978
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1978 1-Month |
52.6°F (11.4°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
3.8°F (2.1°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1897 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 2001 | ||||||
Feb–Mar 1978 2-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 47.1°F (8.4°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1897, 1903 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1930, 1947, 1963, 2013 | ||||||
Jan–Mar 1978 3-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 45.5°F (7.5°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1949 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2004, 2018 | ||||||
Dec 1977–Mar 1978 4-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 44.9°F (7.2°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1949 |
6th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2018 | ||||||
Nov 1977–Mar 1978 5-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 45.8°F (7.7°C) |
2.8°F (1.5°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1949 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1940 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1940 | ||||||
Oct 1977–Mar 1978 6-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 48.1°F (8.9°C) |
2.6°F (1.5°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2015 | ||||
Sep 1977–Mar 1978 7-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Aug 1977–Mar 1978 8-Month |
55.9°F (13.3°C) | 53.8°F (12.1°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2009 | ||||||
Jul 1977–Mar 1978 9-Month |
58.0°F (14.4°C) | 56.2°F (13.4°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1940, 1968, 2000, 2017 | ||||||
Jun 1977–Mar 1978 10-Month |
59.3°F (15.2°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
May 1977–Mar 1978 11-Month |
58.9°F (14.9°C) | 57.6°F (14.2°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1970, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1993 | ||||||
Apr 1977–Mar 1978 12-Month |
58.7°F (14.8°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
1.4°F (0.7°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 2005 | ||||||
Oct 1976–Mar 1978 18-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1949 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1988, 1996 | ||||||
Apr 1976–Mar 1978 24-Month |
58.0°F (14.4°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1913 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2015 | ||||
Apr 1975–Mar 1978 36-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1913, 1917 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1928, 1932, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1943, 1953, 1970 | ||||||
Apr 1974–Mar 1978 48-Month |
57.5°F (14.2°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1913 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 1939, 1944, 1964 | ||||||
Apr 1973–Mar 1978 60-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1913, 1917 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1980 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/